Am I correct when I think that in order for LinuxMCE to work I will need at least 2 machines? I would love to try this to replace my Windows based media box, but it is the only box in my house for media. I store, manage, and serve off of that one box to only one TV. I don't need any more than that and don't want (or need) to have another PC running in my tiny condo. Can someone tell me if there is a way to set up and use this on one box? I currently have 300 movies and about 2,000 CDs backed up on my windows box, and am afraid to try this until I get some clarification.

I think you can Install ubuntu 6.10 on a partition of your hdd and this way you can keep your media too, or you could add another hard drive and Linux MCE will auto-detect your hdd with media. Best regards,